Procurement Planning Officer at Chemonics International Inc

Job Title: Procurement Planning Officer (1 Position)

Reporting to: Forecasting & Quantification Specialist

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

• Work within a team of procurement officers to ensure timely and cost-effective procurement services for increased availability of lab and other program commodities in country;
• Provide timely notifications of expected shipments for each month/quarter to procurement partners to ensure necessary preparations made for incoming commodities;
• Monitor supply of commodities that are procured centrally for malaria, reproductive health, tuberculosis, and HIV/AIDS national programs using Pipeline software;
• Monitor various consumption patterns and take corrective steps on a periodic basis;
• Execute team annual work plans and budgets based on project resources available and intended annual and life of project targets set according to Government of Zambia and USG priorities;
•  Exhibit Chemonics values and build culture of “Living our Values” within the team;
• Verify that USAID regulations, Chemonics policies, and quality management best practices are enforced consistently;
• Carry out additional responsibilities as may be assigned from time to time in consultation with supervisor of record.

Minimum Qualifications, Experience and Competencies:

• Diploma in laboratory sciences;
• Minimum two (2) years of experience working in supply chain management or program procurement required;
• Thorough knowledge of USAID funding and its contractual and reporting requirements required; experience working on USAID-funded health programs strongly preferred;
• Strong written and oral communication skills;
• Excellent problem solving and decision-making skills;
• Written and spoken English proficiency.

Location of Assignment

The location of assignment is Lusaka, Zambia with intermittent travel throughout the country.

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